Here's another one I'm reposting. Elizabeth Thiers, OTR email: [log in to unmask] homepage: http://www.bv.net/~john/bethsot1.html - > > There are hoyer lifts and other devices that can be rented out from DME > providers. There are also electronic walker lifts that can take a person > from a wheelchair to standing (about $2000 in the Rifton catalog). It > would depend on what precautions he has and your needs. > I hope that helps, it's so frustrating to try to help over the internet > without actually seeing someone. > > Elizabeth Thiers, OTR > email: [log in to unmask] > homepage: http://www.bv.net/~john/bethsot1.html > > ---------- > > From: JOE YOUNG <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Parent needing help > > Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 3:57 PM > > > > Elizabeth: > > > > Thanks for your reply. We live in a small community in north west > Arkansas. > > We do have access to therapy services for Michael. However, up until > this > > time we were able to lift him by using his own spasticity to help. Now > that > > he is relaxed we need some help in lifting the kid. Until the surgery > has > > had time to heal a little, he can't do too much. It will be another week > > before he is able to get in his walker again. We are just trying to > figure > > out if there is anything out there to help lift and move him around the > > house until he is able to help us more. He will need to learn how to use > > his muscles again. He is already crawling around the house on the floor > > using an army crawl. > > > > > > Joe Young > > Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by > > professionals. > > > > If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have > > monkeys and apes? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Hill Thiers > > Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 5:14 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Parent needing help > > > > > > Joe, > > Where do you live? It's too bad the therapists haven't already helped > you > > with transfer skills. Where is your son recieving services? At school > or > > in a private clinic? You may be able to convince your insurance company > to > > get you some visits at a private clinic so that you and Michael can be > seen > > on a more individual basis. I can't really reccommend good techniques > > without actually seeing Michael and his skills. There are several > programs > > that can assist mobility one of which is called the MOVE program that > gets > > people into a more vertical posture for many different skills. > > > > Elizabeth Thiers, OTR > > email: [log in to unmask] > > homepage: http://www.bv.net/~john/bethsot1.html > > > > ---------- > > > From: JOE YOUNG <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: Re: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy > > > Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 12:23 PM > > > > > > I'll change the subject gladly. > > > > > > My son Michael just got a Baclafen pump installed and he is gone from > > being > > > a 70 pound board to a 70 pound beanie baby in just one week. We are > > > thrilled with the results of the surgery and have good hopes of > positive > > > results with therapy. > > > > > > Here's my questions: > > > 1) Any suggestions for devices to lift him out of bed or out of his > chair > > or > > > vice versa? > > > > > > 2) We haven't learned from the therapists what kind of strengthening > > > exercises he is going to need. For those of you who have this, what > kind > > of > > > exercises can parents do at home outside the therapy sessions that > would > > > help him develop strength in the various muscles he needs to develop? > > > > > > 3) Any other suggestions or warnings I need to be aware of? Any > comments > > > that would be helpful to us as parents? > > > > > > Joe Young > > > Remember that the Ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built > by > > > professionals. > > > > > > If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have > > > monkeys and apes? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jasper van Beusekom > > > Sent: Friday, January 15, 1999 7:49 AM > > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > Subject: ADMIN: signing off cpalsy > > > > > > > > > People, > > > I think this mailinglist is slowly degrading to one where only the > > > technical messages are exchanged. I have seen just too many repetitions > > of > > > the same; individual good intentions and views on how to unsubscribe > that > > > all get close to what one really should do, yet don't work. > > > > > > > [log in to unmask] > > > > (or LISTSERV@SJUVM1 if you're on BITNET) > > > > > > SJUVM isn't even on the internet anymore, that's for about two years > > > already. Please, all unsub-requests to my personal e-mail, not to the > > > list. > > > > > > If one wants to express care and help on another, please keep that on > the > > > topic of CP. > > > > > > Jasper > > > Listowner